#389 The Jesus Trip, Drawing Out Your Destiny

#389 The Jesus Trip, Drawing Out Your Destiny
By: D. Karl Thomas

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Luke 23:5 (The Message) “But they were vehement. ‘He’s stirring up unrest among the people with his teaching, disturbing the peace everywhere, starting in Galilee and now all through Judea. He’s a dangerous man, endangering the peace.’”

Acts 4:13“…saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated and untrained men, they marveled.” Untrained:–idiotes (id-ee-o’-tace) idiot, ignoramus.

1 Kings 17:1 “And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, ‘As the Lord God of Israel lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, except at my word.’”

“Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world’s estimation.”
Susan B. Anthony

“If you are to better the future you must disturb the present.”
“We are made for larger ends than Earth can encompass. Oh, let us be true to our exalted destiny.” Catherine Booth

“The Christian is a holy rebel loose in the world with access to the throne of God. Satan never knows from what direction he will come.” A. W. Tozer

“I’m not impressed with anyone’s life unless they have integrity. But I’m not happy with their life unless they are dangerous. As much as I have the ability to do so, I’ll not let those around me get away with just being nice people!” Bill Johnson

“One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.” Thomas Brackett Reid
“Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.” James Cardinal Gibbons

Exodus 5:1 (NLT) “Moses and Aaron went and spoke to Pharaoh. They told him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Let my people go so they may hold a festival in my honor in the wilderness.’” PARTY SPIN BE GIDDY

How did Moses become this bold deliverer of God’s people? 1. He Was Drawn From— Delivered From Harm
2. He Was Drawn Out— Discovered His Purpose 3.He Was Drawn In— Determined To Trust

Exodus 1:21-22 “And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: ‘Throw every newborn Hebrew boy into the Nile River. But you may let the girls live.’”

Exodus 2:3-4“…she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch … laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River. The baby’s sister then stood at a distance, watching to see …” Kept under the sink … dropped among the crocodiles

“Children who are securely attached when they are infants develop high self-esteem and self-reliance as they grow. Studies on attachment show that these children ‘are more independent, perform better in school, have successful social relationships and experience less depression and anxiety.’” (Bonding Is Essential for Every Infant)
Marvin G. Knittel Ed.D. Psychology Today.

Exodus 2:10“The princess named him Moses, for she explained, ‘I lifted him out of the water.’”
Moses:— Drawn, To Draw

Wrong Timing Wrong Instrument Exodus 2:11-12 “And he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his brethren. So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand.”
40 years in the desert!
Exodus 3:1-4“Now Moses was tending the flock … And the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire from the midst of a bush. ‘I will now turn aside and see this great sight,’… So when the Lord saw that he turned aside to look, God called to him from the midst of the bush and said, ‘Moses, Moses!’”

Exodus 3 – 4:20“Who am I that I should go…”’ “What shall I say to them?” “What If they don’t believe Me?” “I am not eloquent,…” “Please send someone else.” EXCUSES!!!
“What is that in your hand?” “And Moses took the rod of God in his hand.”

God gave Moses Many “I will’s”:
I will be with you. Vs.12 I will bring you out. Vs. 17 I will stretch out my hand. Vs .20 I will give favour. Vs. 21
Presence / Power / Protection / Provision

A simple staff became an instrument of power and authority.
He Confronts Pharaoh
He Turns The Nile Into Blood
Red Sea Parts
Water from a rock
Victory over Amalekites

In your hand it has no eternal significance.
What’s happening while you cling to what is in your hand?
What’s happening while you devalue what’s in your hand?
Who or what awaits deliverance? Pride: It’s mine. Fear: I’m Not useful.

What If Moses had not surrendered his staff?
A nation remains in slavery Thousands die in bondage. Would have never heard of Moses
Staff would not become – “Rod Of God”

1 Peter 4:10 “As each one has received a gift, (SHAPE)minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”

S piritual Gifts H eart A bilities P ersonality E xperiences

Mark Twain “It’s not the parts of the Bible I don’t understand that bother me; it’s the parts that I do understand.”

Exodus 4:18-26“…that the LORD met him and sought to kill him. Then Zipporah took a sharp stone and cut off the foreskin of her son and cast it at Moses’ feet, and said, ‘Surely you are a husband of blood to me!’”
You can’t do God authorized stuff without being identified with Him.

Genesis 17:13-14“He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Col 2:10-12“… are complete through your union with Christ, … you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature … buried with Christ when you were baptized … raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God.”

Paul “In Christ” – 130 x’s
Colossians 2:10“…and you are complete in Him.”
Pleroo:– to make complete in every particular, to render perfect to carry through to the end, to accomplish, carry out fully

How did Moses become this bold deliverer of God’s people?
1. He Was Drawn From — Delivered From Harm
2. He Was Drawn Out — Discovered His Purpose
3. He Was Drawn In — Determined To Trust

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